What's New at CES

September 2008: Congratulations to CES faculty member Dr. Randy Weiss whose award winning television series Today with God will begin airing September 6, 2008 on Trinity Broadcasting Network. “It is such a privilege for Today with God to reach the world wide audience that TBN delivers,” says Randy, program host. Today with God was awarded the “2008 NRB Media Award for Best Television Teaching Program of the Year.” The series brings the Bible to life through dramatic reenactments of the Gospel as found in Matthew, John, and Acts. Today with God is broadcast across Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Asia, North Africa, Australia and the United States. Episodes have been developed in Arabic, Russian, Spanish, Dutch, Hindi, Telegu, and Chinese. More than a dozen other languages are in process at this time.

August 2008: CES Graduate has book published. Congratulations to CES grad Gene Howard for the publishing of his new book, Patterson for Alabama (University of Alabama Press). As Gene describes it: “The book covers two startling events in Southern history: (1) The cleanup of Phenix City, the most wicked city in the United States. Localcongregations banded together to effect a legal assault on the local mob, and (2) The civil rights revolution, led by MLK, that was made possible through the courage of local black churches. Liberals contend that Christian churches should not get involved in politics. If that were true, these kinds of radical changes would not have taken place. Of course, we know that liberals do not want Christian people to become active in public affairs. It is the most damnable lie that Satan has ever told.” Gene earned his Master of Theological Studies from CES earlier this year.

August 2008: CES faculty member has book published. Congratulations to Dr. Roger D. Duke for co-authoring/editing a new book, John A. Broadus: A Living Legacy (B&H Academic). This is a volume of ten academic essays on the lasting impact and influences of John A. Broadus, one of the four founding professors of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The book contains chapters by David S. Dockery, Timothy George of Beeson Divinity School, Tom Nettles of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Rick Melick of Golden Gate Baptist Seminary, and CES faculty member, Roger D. Duke. Dr. Duke notes that this book can be used as a Homiletics textbook, Biography of Broadus, and Baptist Church History.

August 2008: CES Graduate has book published. Congratulations to CES grad Dr. Douglas E. Batson. His new book, Registering the Human Terrains: A Valuation of Cadastre, has been published by National Defense Intelligence College Press. Dr. Batson’s book is the culmination of his research while he was an Office of the Director of National Intelligence Research Fellow in 2006-2007. The manuscript was originally prepared to fulfill part of the requirements for Research Fellows. The book offers specifics on how to assist developing countries in registering property so the owners have security of tenure. Property rights are at the heart of many problems in dealing with refugees and in turn with governmental stability. Its publication offers an example of the variety of applied intelligence research carried out by the Research Fellows. His book is free, and may be viewed on-line or downloaded at http://ndic.edu/press/10279.htm. Dr. Batson earned his Doctor of Religious Education with CES in 1995.

July 11, 2008: Congratulations to Darryl Wooldridge of Long Beach, CA. Darryl just completed his Master of Divinity with CES. Darryl was a transfer student bringing graduate credits from both Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Talbot School of Theology. He is now considering transfering into an accredited university for his PhD.

May 2008: Recent Graduate: Congratulations to James Patrick McQuery Jr. of Kansas. He received his Doctor of Theology degree from CES this month. Dr. McQuery transferred into CES with credits from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. His Th.D. dissertation was titled, “HOLY SPIRIT LEADERSHIP AS RELATED TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST MISSIONS STRATEGIES: A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Investigation of Southern Baptist Missions Practices from a Pauline Perspective.” Jim also holds his Master of Divinity in Theology from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA, and his Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Philosophy, from Friends University, Wichita, KS.

May 1, 2008: Congratulations to Keith A. Needham—CES Bachelor's graduate goes on to earn his M.Div. Keith writes: I graduated at the top of my class with my M.Div. in biblical languages from Providence Theological Seminary. I thought you might want to know this, as I know you try to keep up on which accredited schools accept Columbia's Bachelor's degrees. Providence is an ATS-accredited school—though it is located in Canada.

April 8, 2008: Recent Graduate: Congratulations to Adrian A. Bernal of Idaho. He received his Master of Theological Studies degree from CES this month. Adrian previously received a Bachelor of Biblical Studies with CES in May of 2001. Furthermore, congratulations to Adrian for becoming an affiliate member golf pro with the United States Golf Teachers Federation on April 17, 2008.

April 1, 2008: Congratulations to CES on its 17th year anniversary.

April 1, 2008: Congratulations to CES graduate Michael G. McConnell Sr. for earning his Ph.D. in Business Administration with a specialization in Criminal Justice Administration from Northcentral University. Dr. McConnell is a Police Chief in Iowa.